Tax refunds by end of month
Barbadians will begin receiving their tax refunds by the end of the month.That’s according to Public Relations Officer at the Barbados Revenue Authority Erica Lazare.Minister of Finance and Economic...
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Renewable energy boost
The Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BLPC) has applied to the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) to increase its capacity to accept electricity from renewable energy customers.Managing director...
View ArticleWALK OUT!
A public school teacher has suggested that students at every level of the education system walk out of the classroom come September and protest Government’s decision to stop paying tuition fees for...
View ArticleBrute force will not work, warns Hammie
Overhaul the justice system and make better use of the community policing arm of the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF).Community leader and former parliamentary representative for St Michael South...
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Clock work
Minister of Commerce and Small Business Development Donville Inniss says this country’s labour laws are antiquated and outdated.And he says it’s time for Barbados to move to a 24-hour system of...
View ArticleBLPC says no attempt to control energy industry
The Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BLPC) has dismissed criticism that it is trying to control what happens in the renewable energy industry in Barbados.Far from that, managing director...
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Call for ‘agro-cops’
Agriculturists are again crying shame over praedial larceny in Barbados and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) representative for the country has called for the...
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Search on for Best Bajan Cook
After many years of talking about it, and being urged to do it, the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) will be incorporating a Best Bajan Cook competition in the culinary arts aspect of the National...
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Wage woes
Underbidding by some private security companies in Barbados is contributing to low wages and salaries in the sector.It is also leading to guards having to work as many as 12 hours per shift to earn a...
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Barbados to host major tourism summit
Barbados is preparing to make history when it becomes the first English-speaking Caribbean country in 25 years to host a major tourism summit next month.The 22nd Organisation of American States’...
View ArticleMotorcyclist seriously injured
Police are appealing for information following a vehicular accident, which occurred around 7:15 pm yesterday that left a motorcyclist seriously injured.The accident, which happened on the southern...
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More suspected Chikungunya cases being tested
Dr Marquita Gittens-St HilaireThere are now more than 60 suspected cases of the Chikungunya virus in Barbados.However, the number of confirmed cases remains at seven.This information was provided last...
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BTA partners with Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC have agreed to join up with the Barbados Tourism AuthorityThe Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA) has entered into a two-year partnership with Liverpool Football Club.The BTA becomes the...
View ArticleRenewable energy focus of PM’s trip to New Zealand
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart will make a two-day visit to New Zealand on his way back from the Third International UN Conference on Small Island Developing States in Samoa.The main focus of the...
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Curtain closes on NIFCA Arts Camp 2014
The 2014 edition of the NIFCA Arts Camp came to a close yesterday with a showcase by the 55 children who took part in the four-week programme.The title of their final production was A Bajan...
View ArticleGuns, drugs found at Party Stand
Several people are in police custody following a raid at a fete at the Party Stand, Bridgetown where guns and illegal drugs were discovered.Police say five handguns, a significant amount of illegal...
View ArticleCooking gas prices go up
Barbadians are today digging deeper in their pockets to pay for cooking gas as the prices go up yet again.Effective midnight, the price of the 100 pound cylinder increased by $4.75 to $178.05.The 25...
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Murder accused appears in court
Shamar Antonio Lynch (left) being taken to the Oistins Magistrates’ Court.Shamar Antonio Lynch has been remanded to prison after appearing in the Oistins Magistrates’ Court today charged with killing...
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Security lapse
The operator of the Party Stand which was raided by police in the early hours of this morning has admitted there was a security lapse, but he is putting measures in place to avoid a repeat.Chetwyn...
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Call for Government to assist UWI students
The University of Independence Square is calling on the Freundel Stuart administration to offer scholarships to students who do not have the financial backing to get a loan from commercial banks to...
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